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Hi all, I'm a newbie here who is hoping for some advice.
I have three cats, all of which are mostly well-behaved. One of my male cats, 9 years old, has long been in the habit of meowing a lot and making other types of noise in the middle of the night in order to get me to feed him. This was not such a problem when he would do it around 5 AM, but he has progressively been doing it earlier and earlier, to the point where he starts in around 2, and sometimes tries it again around 5.
My first urge is to tan his naughty little hide, and I'm not proud to admit that I have whacked him one from time to time - but this obviously the wrong thing to do for a number of reasons, and it hasn't worked anyway. So, I'm hoping maybe some of you have had the same problem and found a solution.
Ignoring him is difficult - I'm a light sleeper and he is very persistent. Leaving food out is not really an option due to weight issues he has had, and I think it would just encourage this behavior anyway.
Anyhow, any advice or insight would be appreciated.
I have three cats, all of which are mostly well-behaved. One of my male cats, 9 years old, has long been in the habit of meowing a lot and making other types of noise in the middle of the night in order to get me to feed him. This was not such a problem when he would do it around 5 AM, but he has progressively been doing it earlier and earlier, to the point where he starts in around 2, and sometimes tries it again around 5.
My first urge is to tan his naughty little hide, and I'm not proud to admit that I have whacked him one from time to time - but this obviously the wrong thing to do for a number of reasons, and it hasn't worked anyway. So, I'm hoping maybe some of you have had the same problem and found a solution.
Ignoring him is difficult - I'm a light sleeper and he is very persistent. Leaving food out is not really an option due to weight issues he has had, and I think it would just encourage this behavior anyway.
Anyhow, any advice or insight would be appreciated.